Tourism and It's Impact

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Tourism and its Impacts, Goa, India Introduction Tourism was recognized in the Manila Declaration on World Tourism of 1980 as "an activity essential to the life of nations because of its direct effects on the social, cultural, educational, and economic sectors of national societies and on their international relations."[i] [ii] It is said to be the world’s largest employer. Tourism plays a crucial role in economics and has a significant impact on local communities. It affects the local communities and the place in several ways including cultural, social and ecological. These impacts can be both positive as well as negative. Is tourism better for the community or it does have more negative impacts on the community and its development? Goa is the smallest state of India in terms of area and is located in western India, in the region known as Konkan. Goa is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, Karnataka to east and south. The Arabian Sea forms its western coast. Goa, also known as the “Rome of the East”, is famous for tourism world-wide. Tourism is the pillar of the Goan economy and is the main contributor to the treasury. Tourism caught the imagination of the people in the world in 1980s and Goa, due to its natural beauty coupled with the charming Portuguese influence and culture, became a favorite destination for hordes of tourists from all over the world. The number of tourists travelling to Goa is stretching the limits of what can be handled by the state’s infrastructure. Goa is a small state, measuring about 86 miles from North to South and only 40 miles from East to West. In various cases, the encumbrance of tourism has created a lot of troubles for the locals. Not just the locals but even the ecological issue has been started to taking place in various ways in the state. Tourism has also brought advantages
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